XIX Corps
XIX Corps formation badge.
ActiveWorld War I
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeField corps
Part ofSecond Army
EngagementsWorld War I[1]

The British XIX Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.

History

British XIX Corps was formed in France in February 1917 and fought at the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917.[1] In Spring 1918 it was driven back 20 miles in five days and found itself in disarray.[2] By November 1918 the Corps, as an element of Second Army, was one of the most northerly British military formations in France.[3]

Order of battle on 11 November 1918

Prior to the armistice, the corps was on the Second Army's left, with the 41st Division on the left, 35th in the centre and 31st on the right. It was composed of the following units, the 35th Division having been transferred from the II Corps on 3 November 1918:[3]

General Officers Commanding

Commanders included:

References

  1. ^ a b The British Corps of 1914-1918
  2. ^ World War I in 1918
  3. ^ a b c Watson, Graham (2 September 2001). "British Second Army, 11th November 1918". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War
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